John Beasley’s MONK’estra Big Band at Second Home

DINNER AT SECOND HOME (OPTIONAL)

Second Home has arranged a comforting 3-course dinner by newly awarded Michelin Star restaurant Phenakite @ Second Home Hollywood. Dinner is $35 per person and includes an Autumn Salad, Lemongrass and Five Spice Braised Beef Shortrib with sweet mash, Baguette, and dessert.

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John Beasley formed a smashing 15-piece big band in 2013 and called it MONK’estra. The music from the first two MONK’estra albums focused on Thelonious Monk’s music reimagined by Beasley for 21stCentury listeners.

After the 3rdconcert in Los Angeles, long-time jazz critic Don Heckman described his concert experience as “Some of the most mesmerizing big band music of recent memory.” Mack Avenue Records signed John Beasley’s MONK’estra for a 3-record deal. MONK’estra Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 earned four GRAMMY nominations in 2016 and 2017.

The next album MONK’estra plays John Beasleywill mainly feature Beasley’s original compositions. Guest artists include John Patitucci, Vinnie Colaiuta, Joey DeFrancesco, Hubert Laws, Grégoire Maret, and introducing pre-eminent opera singer Jubilant Sykes singing in gospel style Come Sunday. MONK’estra #3 will be released in October 2020.

Beasley’s MONK’estra band has performed in over 70+ concerts around the world, including the Hollywood Bowl, SFJAZZ, Dizzy’s Ronnie Scotts, Blue Note Tokyo, and jazz festivals in Monterey, Berlin, Detroit, Rotterdam’s North Sea, Chicago, Romania, and Sweden to name a few.

MONK’estra has become the on-call big band for various projects, including the film score for an upcoming Steven Soderbergh’s movie Let them All Talk with Meryl Streep. It was also invited to play at the 2015 Thelonious Monk Institute’s Competition Gala Concert at the Dolby Theatre; the 2019 Ivan Lins Journey to Brazil concert at the Hollywood Bowl, and a Tribute concert to Kenny Burrell at the Ford Ampitheatre.

LOCATION: Second Home Hollywood | 1370 N St Andrews Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90028

SET TIMES: 2 sets at 7:30pm & 9:00pm. A separate ticket is required for each show.

PARKING: Free parking is available underground, entrance on DeLongpre across from the Target parking entrance (5500 DeLongpre for GPS input).

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